AACG Fired Up! with Joyce Scott
Date:
Mar 15, 2022,
2:00 pm -
3:00 pm
Duration -
1 hours
Location - Virtual
MacArthur Fellow Dr. Joyce J. Scott discusses how her artwork examines the extremes of human nature. Open to the public.
MacArthur Fellow Dr. Joyce J. Scott (b. 1948, Baltimore, MD) examines the extremes of human nature by conflating humor and horror, history and fantasy, as well as beauty and brutality to create artworks that not only mine the fabric of our complex collective history, but that reveal universal truths. Best known for her use of the off-loom, free-form, glass bead weaving technique referred to as the peyote stitch, Scott merges beads, blown glass and found objects with autobiographical, sociological, and political content to unapologetically confront themes of racism, sexism, violence, inequality, history, and oppression while simultaneously embracing splendor, spirituality, nature, and healing.
Expect the unexpected! Sometimes, her boundless energy and creativity will well up and spill forth in delightful and playful ways, mocking cultural stereotypes.
